The 2026 Piccolo Spoleto Festival will host a record number of performances featuring local and community-based acts that center the arts in Charleston.
Piccolo Spoleto’s music offerings are as diverse as Charleston, said Rochelle Riley, the city’s director of cultural affairs. Audiences can hear organ works, classical music, Gershin, reggae, contemporary music, and even a salute to the women of rock and roll.
“What we want most is to provide such an amazing and eclectic mix of music that it touches everyone,” Riley said. “The goal is that we are doing what Charlestonians want, because they’re the ones helping put this on.”…